OUR KUMAR A LETTER.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 May 1901, Page 2

OUR KUMAR A LETTER.

(oci: OWN CORRESPONDENT ) The usual fortnightly meeting of the •TCuimra Literary and Debating Society was held last evening in the Town Hall. The attendance was very fair considering the weather, which doubtless was responsible for a number of absentees. The President (Rev. J. Ik Clark)-occupied the chair. An invitation Was received from tin Trinity Church Debating Society, Grey-mouth, to meet them in the latter I place on July 25th. The challenge was | accepted and the matter of arranging for a suitable subject was left in the hands of the Committee. The date, July 25tb, was shown to bo unsuitable, as it would clash wii.li the ambulance lectures. The arrangement of this was also left with the Committee. The principal business of the meeting, the “reading of the journal,’" was then proceeded with. There were a number of articles from “rgavo to gay,” and from “lively to severe.” Several evoked very interesting debates in which most cA the members present participated. One article criticising the proposition that a lecturer should bo apooiaied to visit the Schools of Mines on the Coast resulted after a lengthy and animated debate in the secretary ot > the Society being instructed to communicate with similar institutions in neighouring towns with a view to taking some joint action to further the proposal. The editor of the journal was complimented on his very able editorial and other articles. The evening was one of the most instructive and amusing since the society’s inscription of a Journal night. It was stated at the conclusion of the meeting that the canvassers had announced that the Ambulance class would start with twenty-five to thirty members. This is certainly very satisfactory, and augurs well for the success of the undertaking. I might mention as a reminder that the first lecture will be given on Thursday evening, at 8. p.m. in the Town Hall.

Tho weather is blamed for a good many, I kings, Ike latest being the outbreak of diplheria in our midst. Tlierc are two eases reported in Ike district, one in Knmava, and llie oilier in Dillmanstown. in hoik instances (he victims arc young children.

Our genial postmaster Mr Brame, is about to take a well-earned holiday. He

has made hosts of friends in those wko have dealings with him, and one and all wish him a pleasant holiday. Mr JPakcly of Hokitika, is his loeum toms.

Honiara is not going to remain in the

background entirely. I learn that steps arc being taken with the object of securing information relative to tko probable effect of tho adoption of the Rating on Unimproved Values Act in this town should suck eventuate. This is certainly a

notable step in advance, as it is only very recently. that tho mention of “unearned increment” would only evoke good nature ridicule. It was then held that the idea was too socialistic and this latter word holds terrors for many. Perhaps a poll may be taken on the matter in tho near future in Kumara. As a number of people hold but a hazy notion of what it all means, a discussion of thof subject would not be out of place, and I may revert to it lat er if for no other purpose than to excite debate that may result in cnlightmont.